PM Modi expresses grief after 9 die in Greater Noida bus fire, announces ₹2 lakh ex-gratia

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed grief after a bus caught fire on Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, claiming nine lives. "Praying for the swift recovery of the injured," he stated. "An ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given ₹50,000," PM Modi added.